P Krishna Kumar
Deputy Editor | ETHospitality-
Indian brands who act boldly through innovation and collaboration can defend their turf: Varun Gupta
The founder & CEO of Three Brothers Distillery talks both about their newly launched premium blended whisky and analyses the impact of the recent FTA between India and the UK.
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Want to leverage luxury hospitality experience to grow branded serviced residences: Sandeep Ahuja
In an exclusive interaction, the global CEO of Atmosphere Living, a division of Atmosphere Core, spoke about how they are expanding into branded residences and serviced apartments.
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We want to make Vita Nova a house of culinary brands: Pratyush Sureka
The founder of Vita Nova, a multi-brand player in the F&B space, who has brought European coffee brand Coffee Island into India, on his grand vision for the company.
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Favourable state policies required for community nature conservancies to succeed: Sunil Mehta
Eco-tourism entrepreneur Sunil Mehta, known for his community-based nature conservancy model, project COCOON speaks about the concept and its framework.
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LaRiSa Hotels to simultaneously explore domestic and regional expansion
In an interaction, Randhir Narayan, director of LaRiSa Hotels, talks about how merger of his hotel management company, amHotel Kollection with LaRiSa Hotels, made business sense and their plans to grow.
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A living example of regenerative tourism in Nepal’s capital city
Rene Vijay Shrestha Einhaus, a third generation hotelier, on the journey of restoration of Dwarika’s Hotel Kathmandu started by his grandfather in the 70s and currently in its final stages.
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Ahmedabad plane crash sends shock waves across aviation industry
Global leaders including PM Narendra Modi and British PM Keir Starmer express shock at the worst ever air accident in Ahmedabad involving a Boeing Dreamliner.
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Devasthali Resort to add 60 fully-managed villas to its Goa property
While adding the three and four-bedroom villas to their existing 36 villas at their Goa property, the Noida-based luxury hospitality and real estate company will also explore potential brand tie-ups for management.
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I like reinventing myself and inspiring others to do the same: Sonal C Holland
India’s first and only master of wine, founder of Sonal Holland Wine & Spirit Academy, on her inspiration behind setting up The Holland House, a luxury villa for elevated wine experiences in India’s wine capital Nashik and more.
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Using govt skilling programmes to good use to tackle skill shortage
Naresh Kumar Jain, AVP-human resources of Barbeque Nation, which has over 200 outlets pan-India, shares his experiences about associating with Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) as an industry partner for skill training under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) last year.
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IMWA trying to chart path to global prominence for Indian single malts
A year since its inception, Indian Malt Whisky Association (IMWA) is attempting to set industry guidelines and standards, and pushing for GI tag and seeks to build trust in Indian single malts in both domestic and global markets.
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There’s a parallel between Mexico and India in terms of climate and warmth: Jonas Gustav Ax
The head of advocacy for Bacardi India in an exclusive interview speaks about their premium products, positioning them and the opportunities of the India market.
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We want to make slow travel possible in Sri Lanka through our boutique heritage stays: Hashan Cooray
The director - marketing & development of Sri Lanka’s Jetwing Hotels, on restructuring their portfolio and also expanding into boutique heritage stays on his company’s strategy to take tourism beyond the traditional circuit.
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World Environment Day 2025: Tourism Ministry’s National Sustainable Tourism Board remains non-starter
Constituted on June 30, 2022 with a defined role to operationalise and implement various strategic initiatives for sustainable tourism and eco-tourism in the country, the much trumpeted National Sustainable Tourism Board hasn’t met in more than two years.
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Our goal is to present a standardised net zero certification which is sector agnostic: Mahesh Ramanujam
The president & CEO of Global Network for Zero (GNFZ), an independent green certification body on the confusion around net zero standards and certifications globally and his company’s recent pilot for hotels in partnership with Chalet Hotels.
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Taking employee engagement to an unheard level in the industry
Under CEO Kush Kapoor’s leadership, Roseate Hotels & Resorts is taking staff engagement to new levels, not only making the company stand out, but also showing the way for an image makeover for the entire sector.
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Ladakh hoteliers expects turnaround in fortunes with Ladakh is Waiting campaign
The short-film, Ladakh is Waiting, produced under the aegis of All Ladakh Hotel & Guest House Association (ALHAGHA) has put the spotlight on Ladakh’s tourism industry’s hunger for revival of tourism after summer travel came to screeching halt due to the border incidents.
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Struggle for talent at different levels is only going to increase in coming years: Raju Shete
The founder of Planet Group, a diversified group with five decades of experience and expertise in supply chain, oil and gas, food service, healthcare, workforce management, on the talent crunch in varied sectors globally and India way forward.
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Pune is fast closing the gap with Mumbai: Victor Chen
The general manager of The Westin Pune Koregaon Park and co-chairman of the Marriott India Business Council, shares insights into Pune’s evolving hospitality landscape.
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Union tourism minister calls for patronage by corporate world of India’s soft power to gain global visibility
Speaking at a special plenary by the CII on ‘India’s soft power - Catalyzing Global Ascendancy’, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, also urged the industry to hold their meetings and conferences within India to help showcase India’s MICE prowess to the world.
